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Transmission / Projects / England and Wales

Amersham Main

Amersham 10 Renewables Limited at London North West Connection Node A 400kV Substation

Connection date
31 Oct 2037
Gate
Gate 1
Status
Scoping
Technology
Storage + Solar
Total capacity
1,000 MW
Connected now
0 MW
Still to connect
1,000 MW
Transmission owner
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
England and Wales
Project number
PRO-003404
In the register since
August 2023

What would CMP470’s commitment fee do to a battery like this? See the use case: Will CMP470’s commitment fee clear the battery queue?

Change history

Every change to this project across 151 registers from 29 Jan 2021 to 5 Nov 2026.

  • 20 Oct 2026 register
    Marked as Gate 1
  • 24 Dec 2024 register
    Connection date moved from 31 Oct 2038 to 31 Oct 2037 (−12 months)
  • 30 Jul 2024 register
    Connection point changed from Amersham Main 400kV Substation to London North West Connection Node A 400kV Substation
  • 28 Jun 2024 register
    Customer changed from Amersham 10 Renewables Limted to Amersham 10 Renewables Limited
  • 27 Feb 2024 register
    Customer changed from ORRÖN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED to Amersham 10 Renewables Limted
  • 29 Aug 2023 register
    Added to the register

Also at London North West Connection Node A 400kV Substation

Substation view

No other projects in the register at this connection point.

Status definitions (NESO)

Scoping: NESO is not aware that a planning application has been made.

Awaiting Consents: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that a planning application has been made.

Consents Approved: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that the planning application has been approved.

Terminated: used by NESO only in its register of 30 April 2021, for two projects that left the register the next month.

These statuses are NESO’s, not QueueWatch’s, and NESO describes them as “as far as we are aware”, so a project may be further along than its status shows.

Source: NESO